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Core i7-7500U vs i7-5500U


Description
The i7-7500U is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i7-5500U is based on Broadwell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-7500U gets a score of 86.9 k points while the i7-5500U gets 82.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-7500U is 1 times faster than the i7-5500U . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
806e9
306d4
Core
Kaby Lake-U
Broadwell-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.7 GHz
2.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
BGA 1168
Cores/Threads
2/4
2 /4
TDP
15 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
4096 kB
Date
August 2016
March 2015
Mean monothread perf.
48.67k points
40.41k points
Mean multithread perf.
86.94k points
82.89k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i7-7500U
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.53k
3.31k (x0.94)
Test#2 (FP)
14.67k
11.61k (x0.79)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.84k
3.94k (x0.81)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.26k
3.24k (x0.52)
TOTAL
29.29k
22.1k (x0.75)

Multithread

i7-7500U

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
7.26k
5.97k (x0.82)
Test#2 (FP)
35.04k
25.54k (x0.73)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.28k
8.8k (x0.78)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.69k
3.36k (x0.59)
TOTAL
59.27k
43.67k (x0.74)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i7-7500U
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
12.93k
10.59k (x0.82)
Test#2 (FP)
18.63k
13.72k (x0.74)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.03k
4.22k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.16k
3.64k (x0.59)
TOTAL
42.75k
32.16k (x0.75)

Multithread

i7-7500U

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
27.13k
20.8k (x0.77)
Test#2 (FP)
43.19k
30.44k (x0.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.7k
9.1k (x0.78)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.99k
3.35k (x0.67)
TOTAL
87.02k
63.69k (x0.73)

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i7-7500U
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
12.71k
10.37k (x0.82)
Test#2 (FP)
18.61k
14.25k (x0.77)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.78k
4.07k (x0.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.63k
3.12k (x0.47)
TOTAL
42.72k
31.81k (x0.74)

Multithread

i7-7500U

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
27.27k
20.93k (x0.77)
Test#2 (FP)
44.7k
33.87k (x0.76)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.33k
8.98k (x0.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.55k
3.35k (x0.6)
TOTAL
88.86k
67.13k (x0.76)

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i7-7500U
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
20.74k
17.76k (x0.86)
Test#2 (FP)
18.41k
14.9k (x0.81)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.98k
4.17k (x1.05)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.54k
3.58k (x0.65)
TOTAL
48.67k
40.41k (x0.83)

Multithread

i7-7500U

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
37.34k
34.9k (x0.93)
Test#2 (FP)
35.79k
35.07k (x0.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.34k
9.28k (x1.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.48k
3.64k (x0.66)
TOTAL
86.94k
82.89k (x0.95)

Performance/W
i7-7500U
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
2489 points/W
2327 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2386 points/W
2338 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
556 points/W
619 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
365 points/W
243 points/W
TOTAL
5796 points/W
5526 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-7500U
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
5926 points/GHz
5920 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5260 points/GHz
4966 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1137 points/GHz
1390 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1584 points/GHz
1193 points/GHz
TOTAL
13907 points/GHz
13469 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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